Алексей Слодарж пишет:
http://www.frenchandindianwar.narod.ru/Troops/British/50-51rf.html 23 сентября 1754 года [2] король издал указ сформировать с 24 декабря 1754 года [3] из уроженцев американских колоний два пеших полка полной численностью 1000 [4] человек каждый. Причем из колонистов необходимо было навербовать как нижних чинов, так и офицеров. [5] Колонэлами [6] были назначены Уильям Ширли и Уильям Пепперелл.[7] Средства на формирование, вооружение и экипировку полкам выделялись короной, поскольку полки принадлежали регулярной британской армии.[8]
4 4] Secretary Robinson to the Governors in North America. Whitehall. October 26, 1754. // O'Callaghan, E.B. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New York procured in Holland, England and France. – Weed, Parsons and Company, Albany (NY), 1858. Т.6, С.915.
По другим данным 1145 человек. См.: Chartrand, René. Colonial American Troops 1610-1774 (1). Man-at-Arms series #366. - Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2002. С.20.
8] Parkman, Francis. Montcalm and Wolf. – Da Capo Press, New York, 2001. С.188. Chartrand, René. Colonial American Troops 1610-1774 (1). Man-at-Arms series #366. - Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2002. С.20.
Численность 50 и51 полка не была 1000 человек и из колонистов набирали только нижних чинов, а не офицеров что и было одной из причин недокомплекта полков.
Вот письмо Робинсона от 26 октября в нем указывается количество солдат 1000 человек и вроде все сходится также, упоминается что офицеров полка будет назначать сам король
SIR THOMAS ROBINSON TO WILLIAM SHIRLEY ^
GovR. Shirley. Whitehall, Octr. 26th, 1754.
Sir,
The King having taken into consideration the State of His
Colonies, and the Encroachments made by the French, in sev-
eral parts of North America You will see by my Letter of
this date to you* and to the respective Governours of the
several Colonies and Provinces in No. America, the Orders,
which His Majesty has thought proper to give for the De-
fence of His just Rights and Dominions, and as the King has,
upon former occasions, experienced your Activity and Fi-
delity in His Service, He has been graciously pleased to
appoint you to be Colonel of a Regiment of Foot, consisting
of one Thousand men, to be raised by you, and to rendez-
vous at Boston, when raised, and you will accordingly re-
ceive, in a short time, a proper Commission for that purpose.
The King having likewise nominated a certain number of
Field Officers, Captains, Lieutenants, Ensigns, an Adjutant,
and a Quarter Master, and having been pleased to sign Blank
Commissions, for the remaining Complement of Officers, the
same will be transmitted to you, together, with a List of the
whole Number with all possible dispatch.
* P. R. O., C. O. 5, 211, 201. A similar letter was sent to Sir
William Pepperell, and see also general letter of the same date
post, p. 98.
* The wording to William Pepperell varies slightly at this point.
Но вот в этом письме Ширли указывает состав полков иначе по 1100 человек каждый плюс офицеры :
Всего 10 рот в полке
в роте 4 сержанта, 4 капрала, 2 барабанщика и 100 рядовых плюс офицеры
Также Ширли пишет что он имеет лишь несколько офицерских вакансий т.к. большинство из них занято англичанами из метрополии. Мне неизвестно количество офицеров в роте но к ним нужно прибавить 1 полковник 1 лейтенант-полковник и 1 адъютант вот и будет полный состав полка где то 1150 человек .
Оба письма взяты здесь
http://www.archive.org/details/correspondencew04amergoog WILLLAM SHIRLEY TO WILLIAM GREENE*
Boston, February 5th, 1755.
Sir,
A month ago, I received a letter from the Honorable John
Gardner, Esq., Deputy Governor of your colony, acquainting
me, that the Assembly there "had passed an act to raise a
* Printed : R. L Col. Rec. 5, 412.
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company of an hundred men, including officers, and made
suitable provision for all other necessaries, agreeably to the
directions of the Right Honorable Sir Thomas Robinson's
letter, of the 26th October last ; and that the Assembly only
waited for the arrival of blank commissions, to be filled by
Your Honour."
I had the honour of a letter from Sir Thomas Robinson,
of the same tenor and date with that above mentioned, as
Governor Gardner observes he imagines I had. It is a cir-
cular one, written to the Governors of the several colonies
concerned.
I acknowledged the receipt of Mr. Gardner's letter, by Mr.
Chace, a few days after I received it, in one to himself, and
am now to answer it more fully to Your Honour.
The purport of His Majesty's orders, signified to the
several Governors, by Sir Thomas Robinson's letter, is
(among other things) that they should recommend it to their
respective Assemblies to furnish fresh provisions for the
troops that should arrive in their colonies; and to raise
among them three thousand men, and a sum of money to-
wards paying their respective quotas of the levy money.
Those three thousand men are (as it seems clear to me)
intended to complete mine, and Sir William Pepperell's regi-
ments, now raising in America, which are to consist of one
thousand privates each, besides non-commissioned officers,
sergeants, corporals and drums, which will amount to one
hundred more, for each regiment; and that the remaining
eight hundred men are to complete the two Irish regiments,
designed for Virginia, from five hundred to seven hundred
and fifty privates each ; as also to fill up the number of those
which may be lost in the passage.
As to the two Irish regiments, they being old corps, were
both full officered before they left Europe ; and Your Honour
must have observed from the public prints, that five of the
captaincies both in mine and Sir William Pepperell's regi-
ments, besides the three field officers' companies in each,
were filled up by His Majesty, soon after the revival of the
regiments; as were all the lieutenancies, except four; and
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ensigncieSy except four or five ; so that it seems to be most
evident, that it was not His Majesty's intent that the Gov-
ernors should have the appointment of the oflScers [of the
force] raised within their respective colonies.
* Neither Sir William Pepperell nor myself can be certain
what commissions will be sent blank, to be filled up by our-
selves, until the arrival of our lieutenant colonels ; we can't
possibly have but a very few ; and Your Honour is sensible
that it may be expected some at least of those should be dis-
tributed among the half-pay officers of our late regiments,
now here and unprovided for.
I should be extremely glad, if it was in my power, to oblige
Your Honour's Assembly with blank commissions, for a set
of officers, to be filled up by Your Honour, for the company
to be raised by them in your colony ; and as that is not in my
power, if it would be acceptable to the Assembly, that I
should be their captain, I will take them for my own com-
pany, and will fill up a lieutenant's and ensign's commissions
for it, upon my receiving my blanks, with such persons as
Your Honour shall be pleased to appoint ; and I shall more-
over esteem the company's being raised by the Assembly
of the colony of Rhode Island under these terms, to be a
great honor done me, which I shall acknowledge upon any
occasion in my power, of serving them.
If what I propose, is not agreeable. Your Honour and the
Assembly may have the men drafted either into Sir William
Pepperell's and mine, or the two Virginia regiments, as the
King's service may require, which ever is chosen. The
ready compliance which the Assembly has paid to His Maj-
esty's orders contained in Sir Thomas Robinson's letter,
according to their act, will be, doubtless, extremely accept-
able to His Majesty.
If what I propose to Your Honour, is agreeable, I should
be glad if the Assembly would increase the number of the
men to one hundred and ten, exclusive of commissioned
officers; out of which, four may be enlisted as sergeants,
four for corporals, and two for drums, as Your Honour shall
order. I have likewise sent one hundred and ten blank en-
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listments, and one hundred and ten certificates, the form of
beating orders, some articles of war, and instructions for the
officers, whether commissioned or non-commissioned, whom
Your Honour shall think fit to choose to proceed to enlisting
the men. t • i t> n»
1 am, with very great Respect, Sir,
Your Honour's most humble
and most Obedient Servant,
W. Shirley.
To the Hon. William Greene, Esq., Governor of the colony
of Rhode Island.
P.S. I have ordered the bearer to wait for Your Honour's
answer.*
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